| Role | Description | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Burry | Metal-loving hedge fund manager who is one of the first to notice the housing bubble | Christian Bale | 100%
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| (Herself) | Australian actress who helps explains mortgage-backed securities in a bathtub | Margot Robbie | 100%
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| Jared Vennett | Salesman from Deutsche Bank who sells Burry's default swaps | Ryan Gosling | 100%
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| Mark Baum | Boss of a small independent trading firm who is angry at the banks | Steve Carell | 100%
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| (Himself) | American celebrity chef who helps explains collaterized debt obligation | Anthony Bourdain | 80%
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| Producer | Brad Pitt | 80%
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| Ben Rickert | Retired and skeptical former trader who helps Geller and Shipley with their trade | Brad Pitt | 80%
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| Director | Adam McKay | 40%
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| Screenwriter | Adam McKay | 40%
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| Cynthia Baum | Mark Baum's supportive wife | Marisa Tomei | 40%
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| (Herself) | American actress and singer-songwriter who helps explain credit default swaps | Selena Gomez | 40%
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| Jamie Shipley | The other half of Brownfield Fund, and Geller's partner | Finn Wittrock | 20%
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| Charlie Geller | One half of Brownfield Fund, who decide to short the housing market after discovering Vennett's prospectus | John Magaro | 20%
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| Producer | Arnon Milchan | 0%
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| Cinematographer | Barry Ackroyd | 0%
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| Screenwriter | Charles Randolph | 0%
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| Producer | Dede Gardner | 0%
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| Editor | Hank Corwin | 0%
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| Producer | Jeremy Kleiner | 0%
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| Vinny Daniel | Mark's "numbers guy", who doesn't talk about his father's tragic death | Jeremy Strong | 0%
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| Composer | Nicholas Britell | 0%
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| Laurence Fields | An investor in Burry's hedge fund who strongly opposed his shorting strategy | Tracy Letts | 0%
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